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Marseille's Matteo Guendouzi, left, duels for the ball with PSG's Idrissa Gueye during the League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Marseille, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, France, Sunday, April 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

PSG player criticized for missing anti-homophobia day game

A group fighting homophobia in soccer has called on the French league and Paris Saint-Germain to ask player Idrissa Gueye for an explanation after he missed a game last week amid reports that he … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 5/17/22

This image released by ABC shows Hilary Swank in a scene from the new series "Alaska." (Darko Sikman/ABC via AP)

ABC tries something brave: drama with journalist as hero

ABC is teaming Hilary Swank and the writer of the “Spotlight” movie for a new series with a journalist as a hero. ABC entertainment chief Craig Erwich says it's a brave show for this era, and is … more

By DAVID BAUDER and LYNN ELBER | 5/17/22

D'Zhane Parker, left, Cicley Gay, center, and Shalomyah Bowers pose for a portrait on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter has $42 million in assets

A new, 63-page IRS tax filing shared exclusively with The Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc. ended its last fiscal year with nearly $42 million in net … more

By AARON MORRISON | 5/17/22

FILE - A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, right, and a vial of the vaccine for adults, which has a different colored label, at a vaccination station in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. U.S. regulators authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again are on the rise. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11

U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get one booster dose for the best protection against the … more

By LAURAN NEERGAARD | 5/17/22

FILE - In this photo provided by Azov Special Forces Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard Press Office, an Azov Special Forces Regiment's serviceman, injured during fighting against Russian forces, poses for a photographer inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The Ukrainian forces who made a determined last stand in a Mariupol steel mill against Russian troops were a mixture of seasoned soldiers, border guards, a controversial national guard regiment and volunteers who took up arms in the weeks before Russia's invasion (Dmytro 'Orest' Kozatskyi/Azov Special Forces Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard Press Office via AP)

EXPLAINER: Who are Mariupol's last defenders?

The Ukrainian forces who made a determined last stand in a Mariupol steel mill against Russian troops were a mixture of seasoned soldiers, border guards, a controversial national guard regiment and … more

The Associated Press | 5/17/22

Georgia parole board declines to halt killer's execution

Georgia's parole board has declined to halt the execution of a man who killed an 8-year-old girl 46 years ago. The board issued its decision Monday, a day before Virgil Delano Presnell Jr. is … more

By KATE BRUMBACK | 5/17/22

Wayne Jones, center left, accompanied by his aunt JoAnn Daniels, center right, son Donell Jones, left, and daughter Kayla Jones, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, May 16, 2022, about his mother, Celestine Chaney, who was killed at the shooting at a supermarket over the weekend, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

'Like every other day:' 10 lives lost on a trip to the store

The 10 people shot and killed in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, were caregivers and protectors and helpers. Some were running an errand or doing a favor or finishing out a shift. One came from … more

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MATT SEDENSKY | 5/17/22

First responders move a shooting victim to an ambulance on Adams Street near State Street in downtown Chicago on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The downtown area saw gun violence and disturbances after a teenage boy was shot and fatally wounded near “The Bean” sculpture in downtown Chicago's Millennium Park (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Teen charged in fatal shooting near Chicago 'Bean' sculpture

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near “The Bean” sculpture in downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park, which is among the … more

5/16/22

Investigators work the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. While law enforcement officials have grown adept since the Sept. 11 attacks at disrupting well-organized plots, they face a much tougher challenge in intercepting self-radicalized young men who absorb racist screeds on social media and plot violence on their own. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Accused Buffalo gunman followed familiar radicalization path

The white gunman charged in a racist rampage inside a Buffalo supermarket didn’t need to travel abroad for tactical training, nor did he need to join an organization of like-minded militants who … more

By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and AMANDA SEITZ | 5/16/22

FILE - U.S. Rep Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., speaks to the media outside Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, in New York, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. The new redistricting maps released Monday, May 16, 2022, would significantly redraw the Manhattan districts currently held by incumbents Democratic Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney, who have each served in the House for nearly three decades and chair influential committees. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Court expert draws more GOP-friendly New York political maps

A court-appointed expert released a draft of new congressional maps for New York that are more favorable to Republicans than the original gerrymandered political maps drawn by Democrats. The draft … more

By MICHELLE L. PRICE | 5/16/22

Sara Atkins poses for a photo, in Wynnewood, Pa., Tuesday, May 10, 2022, while holding a pillow with an image of her father Andy Rotman-Zaid, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020. She channels her grief into fighting for global vaccination and better access to health care to honor her father. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak. That is a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered … more

By CARLA K. JOHNSON | 5/16/22

Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event, Feb. 22, 2018, in San Francisco. Chesky has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service that also include multiple stipends for travel. Former President Barack Obama announced the new program called the Voyager Scholarship, with Chesky on Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Obama, Airbnb's Brian Chesky launch $100M in scholarships

The co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service and includes multiple stipends … more

Associated Press | 5/16/22

FILE - This May 13, 2020 photo made with a fisheye lens shows a list of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Salt Lake County early in the coronavirus pandemic at the Salt Lake County Health Department, in Salt Lake City. Health officials later moved to tracking the cases in an online database, but the white board remains in the office as a reminder of how quickly the coronavirus spread. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Death certificates reveal that US hit grim COVID milestone

When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates. But that’s not the only tally. And you may be wondering, where do these … more

By MIKE STOBBE | 5/16/22

A lunar eclipse is seen behind a cyclist during the first blood moon of the year, in Irwindale, Calif., Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

AP PHOTOS: Lunar eclipse thrills stargazers in the Americas

A total lunar eclipse provided a spectacular celestial show as it unfolded Sunday night into early Monday in the Americas. The eastern half of North America and all of Central and South America … more

By The Associated press | 5/16/22

This undated photo provided by CVS in May 2022 shows Dr. Joneigh Khaldun. The new chief health equity officer at CVS Health hopes she will have more influence in fixing care disparities before they land patients in the hospital. Dr. Joneigh Khaldun sees those disparities play out routinely as an emergency physician. She says she is focused on giving everyone a fair chance to be as healthy as possible. (Tracy Grosshans/CVS via AP)

CVS exec: People deserve fair shot at being healthy

The new chief health equity officer at CVS Health hopes she will have more influence in fixing care disparities before they land patients in the hospital. Dr. Joneigh Khaldun sees those disparities … more

By TOM MURPHY | 5/16/22

This combination of photos shows poster art for upcoming films, top row from left, "Benediction," "Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers," "Doctor Strange in the Multitude of Madness," "Downton Abbey: A New Era," "Elvis," "Fire Island," "Firestarter," "Happening," "Jurassic World Dominion," "Lightyear," bottom row from left, "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On," "Minions: The Rise of Gru," "Nope," "Paws of Fury," "Senior Year," "DC League of Super Pets," "Thor: Love and Thunder," "Top Gun Maverick," "Watcher," and Where the Crawdads Sing." (Roadside Attractions, top row from left, Disney+, Marvel Studios, Focus Features, Warner Bros., Hulu/Searchlight Pictures, Universal, IFC Films, Universal, Disney, top row from left, A24 Films, Universal, Universal, Paramount, Netflix, Warner Bros., Marvel Studios, Paramount, IFC Films and Sony Pictures via AP)

Summer Movie Calendar: From 'Top Gun 2' to 'Thor 4' and more

Hollywood's summer movie season kicks off Friday with the release of Disney and Marvel's “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." Other big May releases include “Downton Abbey: A New Era," … more

By The Associated Press | 5/16/22

Crime scene tape is stretched across an area at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, 2022, after a fatal shooting. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Parishioners subdue gunman in fatal California church attack

A man opened fire in a Southern California church, killing one person and wounding five others before worshippers detained him by hog-tying his legs with an electrical cord until authorities arrived. … more

By DAMIAN DOVARGANES CHRISTOPHER WEBER and DEEPA BHARATH | 5/16/22

Authorities: 1 killed, 5 hurt in California church shooting

Authorities say one person has been killed and four others have been critically wounded in a shooting at a Southern California church. The Orange County Sheriff's Department says a suspect has been … more

5/16/22

A person pays his respects outside the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hyde, Bills commit to helping victims of Buffalo shooting

Micah Hyde considered canceling his charity softball game after hearing about the shooting Saturday at a Buffalo supermarket. The Bills safety knew he and his teammates could help the families of the … more

5/15/22

Teen gunned down near Chicago's 'Bean' tourist attraction

A curfew banning unaccompanied minors has been implemented to combat violence after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near “The Bean” sculpture in downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park, which is … more

5/15/22